About WE
The purposes of WOMEN IN ENDOCRINOLOGY are:
- To promote educational opportunities for women in the science and discipline of Endocrinology.
- To identify promising young women in Endocrinology and to provide mentoring through guidance and assistance to enhance their capabilities in Endocrinology.
- To encourage and support the admission of women into relevant scientific, educational and professional societies and to make it possible for them to participate in the activities of these societies through scholarships, nominations for offices and awards, and referrals for chairing sessions and reviewing papers for society journals.
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Committees and Officers 20011–2012
Officers
President
PAMELA MELLON, Ph.D.(2011-2013)
Department of ReproductiveMedicine and Neuroscience
UC, San Diego
Leichtag Biomedical ResearchBldg, 3A14
9500 Gilman Dr 0674
La Jolla, CA 92093-0674
Phone: 858-534-1312
Fax: 858-534-1438
Email: pmellon@ucsd.edu
Secretary-Treasurer
MARY RUPPE, M.D. (2011-2014)
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston
6431 Fannin Street, Suite 5.106
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-6901
Email: mary.ruppe@uth.tmc.edu
Incoming President
LISA M. HALVORSON, M.D. (President 2012-2014)
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390–9032
Phone: 214–648–9593
Fax: 214–648–8066
Email: lisa.halvorson@utsouthwestern.edu
Nominating Committee
JUDITH L. TURGEON, Ph.D. (Chair 2011-2012, member 2010-2012)
Internal Med Div of Endo
University of California-Davis
2206T Tupper Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-752-1313 ; Fax: 530-754-5115
Email: jlturgeon@ucdavis.edu
ANDREA DUNAIF, MD (2010-2012)
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
303 E. Chicago Ave. Tarry Bldg. 15-751
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-503-2902
FAX: 312-908-3870
Email: a-dunaif@northwestern.edu
DOLORES J. LAMB, Ph.D. (2011-2013)
Urology and Molecular Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
1 Baylor Plaza, Room N730
Mail Stop 380
Houston, TX 77030-3411
Phone: 713-798-6266; Fax: 713-798-5577
Email: dlamb@bcm.tmc.edu
SYNTHIA H. MELLON, Ph.D. (2011-2013)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of California – San Francisco
513 Parnassus Ave Box 0556; 1401 HSE
San Francisco, CA 94143-0556
Phone: 415-476-5329; Fax: 415-502-7866
Email: mellon@cgl.ucsf.edu
Past Nominating Committee Chair
CAROLYN SMITH, Ph.D. (Chair 2010-2011; Member 2008-2012)
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030-3411
Phone: 713-798-6235; Fax: 713-790-1275
Email: carolyns@bcm.tmc.edu
Program Committee
FARYAL S. MIRZA, M.D. (2008-2011, Chair 2011-2012)
Division of Endocrinology
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Ave, MC5456
Farmington, CT 06030
Phone: 860-679-7017; Fax: 860-679-1040
Email: fmirza@uchc.edu
ANN MARIE ZAVACKI, Ph.D.(2009-2012)
Division of Endocrinology,Diabetes and Hypertension
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
77 Av. Louis Pasteur, HIM-641
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-525-5158
FAX: 617-731-4718
Email: azavacki@partners.org
TAMI WOLDEN-HANSON, Ph.D. (2010-2012)
University of Washington VA Medical Center
GRECC, 182B
1660 So. Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206-768-5394
Fax: 206-764-2569
Email: twh@u.washington.edu
SUSAN E. SPRATT, M.D. (2010-2011, Co-Chair 2011-2013)
Division of Endocrinology
Duke University Medical Center; DUMC 3311
Durham, NC 27710
Phone 919-668-5314; Fax 919-668-5315
Email: sprat002@mc.duke.edu
JEN PERKINS, M.D. (2011-2013)
Duke University School of Medicine; Duke University Medical Center
Department of Medicine/Endocrinology
Box 3452, 0370 Hospital South
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: 919 684-3841; Fax 919-668-1559
Email: Jen.Perkins@duke.edu
BARBARA ATTARDI, Ph.D. (2011-2013)
217 Deer Meadow Lane
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301 208-0729 (h); 301 520-6194 (c)
Past Program Committee Chair
ANN J. BROWN MD, MHS
Term 2006-2009, Chair 2009-2011
Duke University School of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3611, Rm 275 Baker House
Department of Medicine/Endocrinology
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: 919–684–5002
Fax: 919–681–7796
Email: brown066@mc.duke.edu
Mentoring Committee
ALICE Y. CHANG, MD, MSCS (Chair 2011-2013; Co-Chair 2010-2011, Member 2009-2013)
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Ctr.
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-8857
Phone: 214-648-2564
FAX: 214-648-8917
Email: alice.chang@utsouthwestern.edu
DJURDJICA COSS, Ph.D. (2010-2012)
Department of Reproductive
UC, San Diego
Leichtag Biomedical Research Bldg, 3A17
9500 Gilman Dr 0674
La Jolla, CA 92093-0674
Phone: 858-822-7693
Fax: 858-534-1438
Email: dcoss@ucsd.edu
MARION B. SEWER, Ph.D. (2010-2012)
Associate Professor
Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive MC 0704
La Jolla, CA 92093-0704
Phone: (858) 822-5283
email: msewer@ucsd.edu
ANA PAULA ABREU, M.D. (2010-2012)
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston MA
221 Longwood Av. EBRC Room 202
Boston MA 02145
Phone: (617) 755-5677; 55 1130697512; Fax: (617) 582-6193
Email: apaulabreu@yahoo.com.br, apsilva@partners.org
JENNIFER CONDON, Ph.D. (2011-2013)
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Pittsburgh
Magee-Womens Research Institute
204 Craft Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-641-7661; Fax: 412-641-7676
Email: condonj@pitt.edu
Past Mentoring Committee Chair
JINGJING KIPP, Ph.D. (2007-2009, Chair 2009-2011)
Department of Biological Sciences
DePaul University
206 McGowan
2325 N. Clifton Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 773-325-4646
Email: JKIPP@depaul.edu
Communications Committee
DANA GADDY, Ph.D. (Chair, 2010-2012; Member 2007-2014)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham St., Slot 505
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Phone: 501-686-5918
Fax: 501-686-8167
Email: gaddydana@uams.edu
BUFFY S. ELLSWORTH, Ph.D. (2009, Co-Chair 2010-2012; 2010-2014)
Southern Illinois School of Medicine
Department of Physiology
1135 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL62901-6523
Phone: 618-453-1539
Fax: 618-453-1527
Email: bellsworth@siumed.edu
VARYKINA (KINA) THACKRAY,PH.D. (2009-2012)
Department of Reproductive Medicine
University of California, San Diego
349 LBR Building
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0674
Phone: 858-534-1895
Fax: 858-534-1438
Email: vthackray@ucsd.edu
LORI RAETZMAN, Ph.D. (2010-2012)
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
535 Burrill Hall
407 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-244-6233; Fax: 217-333-1133
Email: raetzman@life.illinois.edu
GAYATHRI DEVI, Ph.D. (2011-2013)
Departments of Surgery and Pathology
2606 DUMC; 477 MSRB1 Research Drive
Duke University Medical Ctr
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: 919 668 0410; Fax: 919 681 7970
Email: gayathri.devi@duke.edu
Past Communications Committee Chair
GERALYN LAMBERT MESSERLIAN, Ph.D.
Chair, 2007-2010, past chair 2010-2012
Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown
University, Women and Infants Hospital
70 Elm St
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-453-7793
Fax: 401-276-7882
Email: gmesserl@wihri.org
Development Committee
Whitney Woodmansee, M.D. (Chair 2010-2013, Member 2009-2015)
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
221 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-732-5429
Fax: 617-732-5764
Email: wwoodmansee@partners.org
KAREN KLAHR MILLER, M.D. (2010-2012)
Massachusetts Gen Hospital, Neuroendo Unit
55 Fruit St/Bulfinch 457B
Boston MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-3870
Fax: 617-726-5072
Email:KKMiller@Partners.org
CAROL LANGE, Ph.D. (2010-2012)
University of Minnesota Cancer Research Center
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 806
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-626-0621
Fax: 612-626-4915
Email: lange047@umn.edu
JANICE KERR, M.D. (2011-2013)
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Department of Medicine/Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
12801 East 17th Ave., Room 7103; Mail Stop 8106
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone: (303) 724-3935; Fax: (303) 724-3902
Email: Janice.Kerr@ucdenver.edu
Past Development Chair
KAREN L. HERBST, Ph.D.,M.D. (2007-2009, Chair 2009-2011)
UCSD
VASDHS (111G)
3350 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA, 92161
Phone: 858-552-8585 x7384
Email: Karen.Herbst@va.gov
Awards Committee
ANNE CAPPOLA, M.D., Sc.M. (2007-2012, Chair 2010-2012)
Div. of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
764 CRB, 415 Curie Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-573-5359
Fax: 215-898-5408
Email: acappola@mail.med.upenn.edu
Past Awards Committee Chair
JUDITH L. TURGEON, Ph.D.
Term 2006-2008, Chair, 2008-2010
Internal Med Div of Endo
University of California-Davis
2206T Tupper Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-752-1313
Fax: 530-754-5115
Past Presidents
| Year | Name | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ROSENBERG, EUGENIA | MD |
| 1976–1977 | CARTER, ANNE C. | MD |
| 1977–1978 | RAMALEY, JUDITH A. | PhD |
| 1978–1979 | PITTMAN, CONSTANCE S. | MD |
| 1979–1980 | RAMALEY, JUDITH A. | PhD |
| 1980–1981 | HOLLINGSWORTH, DOROTHY R. | MD |
| 1981–1982 | NIKITOVITCH–WINER, MIROSLAVA | MB/PhD |
| 1982–1983 | HAYS, MARGUERITE T. | MD |
| 1983–1984 | UPTON, VIRGINIA G. | PhD |
| 1984–1985 | KAPLAN, SELNA L. | MD/PhD |
| 1986–1988 | HOFFMANN, JOAN C. | PhD |
| 1988–1990 | HOTCHKISS, JULANE | PhD |
| 1990–1992 | SCHWARTZ, NEENA B. | PhD |
| 1992–1994 | DALLMAN, MARY F. | PhD |
| 1994–1996 | TURGEON, JUDITH L. | PhD |
| 1998–2000 | SANTORO, NANETTE | MD |
| 2000–2002 | WIERMAN, MARGARET E. | MD |
| 2002–2004 | MENDELSON CAROLE R. | PhD |
| 2004–2006 | SYNTHIA H. MELLON | PhD |
| 2006–2008 | JANET E. HALL | MD |
| 2008–2010 | URSULA KAISER | MD |